Ratchet Organization

[johninct]

I am experimenting with stacking extensions in those silverware mesh holders. Ones I use all of the time on top and seldom used ones on the bottom.

 

[Zewnten]

I made a 1/2 tray for my cart that slid back and forth. The drawer was about 6 inches deep so oota of wasted space. The tray held all my extensions and ratchets for daily use.

 

[brownbagg]

not everything has to be orgernize. somethime just throwing in a drawer is fine

 

[Bmxkelowna]

I've always just laid out my ratchets like this with the extensions

 

[SRU1436]

My humble ratchet drawer

 

[zmotorsports]

I don't have any organizational trays or tabs for my ratchets. They merely lie in a single drawer along next to my socket drawer.

 

[02camaro86]

Printed up some of the previously mentioned holders. Came out really nice. The creator took the stl files off thingiverse though

 

[Dankotaru]

I keep my drivers/ratchets/breaker bars in the narrow top drawer next to my wider socket drawer. I had previously used foam, but found it a pain to keep up with if I got a new tool and had to cut out a new space or re-arrange a drawer. It was also a less efficient use of the limited drawer space I had.

So I used aluminum angle to create dividers and separate them by drive size. 1/4" on the left, 3/8" in the middle, 1/2" on the right. Because the top drawers of my tool chest are deeper, I had enough room to mount a little slide-out tray that sits above the ratchets. Made from aluminum angle, it holds all my extensions organized by drive size and type. The tray sits far enough back and high enough out of the way that it doesn't get in the way of pulling out any of the ratchets or breaker bars, and can also be easily taken out of the drawer if needed.




It keeps my tools organized enough that it's quick to grab what I want while maximizing the space of the drawer.

 

[PowderKeg]

Here's what I've stored mine in in the past (old pics, many more now), will again one day once I get off my @ss and cleanup/set up the cabs...

 

[humber2]

Here’s an ingenious use for an old generator bracket and some sockets....

 

[Bmxkelowna]

i never knew i needed a "king ****" ratchet until now! haha

 

[GettinJunkDone]

I read through the whole thread, but may have missed it. Do they need to be kept in a drawer? I just stick mine to magnets on a pegboard. I think I got the magnets from harbor freight. I have two of these magnets, and that holds all my commonly used ratchets.

 

[will335i]

Printed up some of the previously mentioned holders. Came out really nice. The creator took the stl files off thingiverse though

Would you still have the stl files to share?

 

[Grimpala]

Would you still have the stl files to share?

I do if needed.

 

[02camaro86]

Message me your emails

 

[Grimpala]

Solved part of the double-decker issue for now. I used to look at 3D printers as a toy, but damn are they handy.